The main objective of this study is to describe the management of patients with cardiovascular risk factors in primary prevention among different European countries.

The patient's participation consists of a single study visit during a routine visit of the patient to the clinic/office.

Study variables will be measured:

By an interview between physician and patient during the visit and/or available medical records' information: social and demographic patient characteristics, relevant family medical history, current medication.

By measurement performed to the patient during the visit: weight, height, BMI, waist and hip circumference will be measured.

CV risk factors (blood parameters) will be measured by collecting available data documented within the last year in the medical records and by the collection and analyses of a blood sample during the visit.

Patients 50+ years old, with at least one additional CV risk factor (with no previous CV event or hospitalization for a CV event)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

50 Years and older

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Sampling Method:

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients 50+ years old, with at least one additional CV risk factor (with no previous CV event or hospitalisation for a CV event) from Primary Care or hospital outpatient clinic.Participating investigators will belong either to PC centres or hospitals, in the proportion representing the reality on where this kind of patient is managed in each country.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Provision of informed consent.

Patients 50+ years old, with at least one additional CV risk factor (with no previous CV event or hospitalisation for a CV event) from Primary Care or hospital outpatient clinic.

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects who are unwilling or unable to provide informed consent

Previous CV disease event or hospitalisation for a CV event

Current participation in a clinical trial

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00882336